Fareportal
Encyclopedia
Fareportal, Inc. is an online travel agency
that provides travel technology
, travel business process outsourcing, ticket fulfillment, and call center solutions to the online travel industry. It offers self booking tools, such as web fares, consolidator, contracts database, profile management system, travel reports, private negotiated fares, and hotel and car information.
The Fareportal proprietary technology was developed in-house, with net-fare databases that are unique to the travel industry. It has multiple reporting features and a sophisticated online tracking system that assists in targeted online marketing. Fareportal technology is built on the .NET Framework
portal. The technology also includes features that allow complex markups, discounts, opaque fares and auto ticketing, and enhances fulfillment of air, car and hotel reservations.
A key element of the Fareportal Technology is the ability to integrate with each of the leading Global Distribution Systems, Sabre
, Galileo CRS
and Amadeus CRS
, for airline
, car rental
, and hotel
reservations.
Brands operated by Fareportal:
CheapOair
CheapOstay
FareBuzz
Travel agency
A travel agency is a retail business that sells travel related products and services to customers on behalf of suppliers such as airlines, car rentals, cruise lines, hotels, railways, sightseeing tours and package holidays that combine several products...
that provides travel technology
Travel technology
Travel technology is a term used to describe applications of Information Technology , or Information and Communications Technology , in travel, tourism and hospitality industry...
, travel business process outsourcing, ticket fulfillment, and call center solutions to the online travel industry. It offers self booking tools, such as web fares, consolidator, contracts database, profile management system, travel reports, private negotiated fares, and hotel and car information.
The Fareportal proprietary technology was developed in-house, with net-fare databases that are unique to the travel industry. It has multiple reporting features and a sophisticated online tracking system that assists in targeted online marketing. Fareportal technology is built on the .NET Framework
.NET Framework
The .NET Framework is a software framework that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It includes a large library and supports several programming languages which allows language interoperability...
portal. The technology also includes features that allow complex markups, discounts, opaque fares and auto ticketing, and enhances fulfillment of air, car and hotel reservations.
A key element of the Fareportal Technology is the ability to integrate with each of the leading Global Distribution Systems, Sabre
Sabre (computer system)
Sabre Global Distribution System , owned by Sabre Holdings, is used by more than 55,000 travel agencies around the world with more than 400 airlines, 88,000 hotels, 24 car rental brands, and 13 cruise lines...
, Galileo CRS
Galileo CRS
Galileo is a computer reservations system owned by Travelport. As of 2002, it had a 26.4% of worldwide CRS airline bookings.In addition to airline reservations, the Galileo CRS is also used to book train travel, cruises, car rental, and hotel rooms...
and Amadeus CRS
Amadeus CRS
Amadeus is a computer reservations system owned by the Amadeus IT Group with headquarters in Madrid, Spain. The central database is located at Erding, Germany. The development center is located at Sophia Antipolis, France...
, for airline
Airline
An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...
, car rental
Car rental
A car rental or car hire agency is a company that rents automobiles for short periods of time for a fee...
, and hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...
reservations.
Brands operated by Fareportal:
CheapOair
CheapOair
CheapOair is an online travel company established in September 2005. The company has created a branded budget travel site for US and Canadian travelers. This site offers airfares on all major and smaller airlines in North America, Central and South America, Europe, Asia, Pacific, Indian...
CheapOstay
FareBuzz